evening

A1 Topic:Time

Also spelled evenin and hevening

US /ˈivnɪŋ/ UK /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #630

Meanings

1

noun
The part of the day between the afternoon and the night.

We usually have dinner in the evening.
2

noun
The hours after work spent relaxing or doing something special.

They spent a lovely evening at the opera.
3

noun
A party or social gathering held in the evening.

We were invited to an evening at the Dragon Hotel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the part of the day between... eve

More een eveneveningtideeveningtimeeventideevetimeforenightundernvespervespertide

Opposites

morning

Word family

Forms evenings

Derived forms evening-dressedevening-gownedevening-snoweveningereveningfuleveninglesseveninglikeeveningnesseveningtideeveningwearmideveningyesterevening

Related forms afternoon dawn eve evenevenlightevensong midday midnight nightpostdawnvespers

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Phrases (5)

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early evening
the first part of the evening, around dusk

Adjective + noun
quiet evening
a calm evening at home with little activity or noise

Adjective + noun
evening class
a course of instruction held in the evening for adult learners

Adjective + noun
pleasant evening
an enjoyable, agreeable evening

Adjective + noun
spend an evening
pass time during an evening doing something

Verb + noun

Etymology

From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian < ǣfen (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.

evening Middle English ǣfnung Old English *ābanþ Proto-West Germanic *ēbanþs Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Time

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# evening

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈivnɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 630

## Meanings
1. The part of the day between the afternoon and the night.
2. The hours after work spent relaxing or doing something special.
3. A party or social gathering held in the evening.

## Examples
- We usually have dinner in the evening.
- They spent a lovely evening at the opera.
- We were invited to an evening at the Dragon Hotel.

## Synonyms
- een
- eve
- even
- eveningtide
- eveningtime
- eventide
- evetime
- forenight
- undern
- vesper
- vespertide

## Antonyms
- morning

## Derived Forms
- evening-dressed
- evening-gowned
- evening-snow
- eveninger
- eveningful
- eveningless
- eveninglike
- eveningness
- eveningtide
- eveningwear
- midevening
- yesterevening

## Related Forms
- afternoon
- dawn
- eve
- even
- evenlight
- evensong
- midday
- midnight
- night
- postdawn
- vespers

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: evening
- Root: ǣfnung
- Root: *ābanþ
- Root: *ēbanþs

## Etymology
From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian < ǣfen (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Evening comes from Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian < ǣfen (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “The part of the day between the afternoon and the night” and “The hours after work spent relaxing or doing something special”.

## Topics
- Time

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